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ACTION ALERT - HRAs in California!
California employers are being deprived of one of the best tools available for lowering the cost of coverage and offering health benefits to their employees. This Action Alert from California broker Ralph Weber asks readers to respond to the Department of Insurance.
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Medicare’s Biggest Little Secret”
Greg Scandlen
November 16, 2007
For the first time ever Medicare is making Medical Savings Accounts available to virtually all beneficiaries during the current open enrollment season. The program could be a huge boon for beneficiaries because it eliminates the need for MediGap coverage, provides a way of paying for non-Medicare covered services, limits out-of-pocket exposure, and offers the opportunity to save-up for future expenses. Beneficiaries should be sure to check it out.
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Working as Intended: What we have learned about Consumer Driven Health Care
Greg Scandlen
November, 2007
Five years into the experiment with Consumer Driven Health Care, the data shows they are “working as intended.” All of the empirical evidence shows they are changing patient behavior, which is lowering costs and improving care, and resulting in a sizzling rate of adoption in the market. The negative information that has been widely touted in the press is based on three very flawed public opinion surveys.
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Testimony to the House Committee on Small Business on Insurance Concentration in the Small Group Market.
Greg Scandlen
October 25, 2007
The market for health insurance for small employers is dysfunctional, offering very few choices, very high prices, little innovation, and poor service. It is the result of two decades of deliberate policy by state regulators to “stabilize” this market down to three or four vendors. We need more competition and more innovation in this market.
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HSAs and the Low-Income Family:
A Review of the Latest Kaiser Family Foundation Report
Greg Scandlen
October 17, 2006
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100 Years of Market Distortions
Greg Scandlen
May 22, 2006
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Economists often say, “the market has failed in health care,” but this paper argues that if it has failed it is because of 100 years of endless tinkering by various levels of government. The paper walks through the history of health care regulation, beginning with The Early Years – 1900 – 1929; The Formative Era, 1930 – 1949; The Growth Era, 1950 – 1965; The Regulatory ERA, 1965 – 1980; The Competitive Era, 1981 – 1999; and finally The Consumer Era beginning in 2000.
Bringing Health Savings Accounts to Medicare
Greg Scandlen and Phillips L.Gausewitz, MD
September 28, 2005
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Medicare is in crisis and to date little has been done to address it. Old strategies, such as cutting provider payments, will do little to solve the problem, and may make it worse by driving the best physicians out of Medicare altogether. Ironically the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 authorized all Americans, except those on Medicare, to try a “consumer directed” approach that has the potential to lower costs by changing patient behavior. It is time for Congress to allow Medicare beneficiaries to join the movement to consumer empowerment.
Consumer Power Reports
Consumer Power Report # 120 -- March 21 2008
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-- EBRI/Commonwealth Survey of CDH plans
Consumer Power Report # 119 -- March 14 2008
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-- George McGovern in the Wall Street Journal
-- Mackinac Center Goes Off-Track
-- The Case for CD Health Keeps Growing Stronger
-- State Free Market Efforts
Consumer Power Report # 118 -- March 6 2008
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-- More on Mandates
-- Victor Fuchs -- It's My Money!
-- Hispanics and the Uninsured
-- Short Takes
Consumer Power Report # 117-- February 28 2008
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-- Ouch! Health Costs to Soar!
-- CHCC Members Busy as Heck
-- Gotta Love Dem Mandates!
-- Arizona Initiative
Consumer Power Report # 116-- February 21 2008
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-- HSAs Keep on Rolling
-- More on HSAs
-- Big Government
Consumer Power Report # 115-- February 14 2008
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-- Patient Privacy Legislation
-- Business Support for Mandates
-- Principled Organizations
-- Roundtable Members
-- Note from Gen LaGreca
Consumer Power Report # 114-- February 6 2008
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-- Obama Versus Clinton on "Universal" coverage
-- California Fall Out
-- The Political Divide
-- The "Hidden Tax" Lie
Consumer Power Report # 113-- January 31, 2008
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-- EBRI's New Paper on CD Health
-- Oodles on HSAs
-- CHCC Members In The News
Consumer Power Report # 112-- January 25, 2008
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-- ERISA Follow-Up
-- Washington
-- Colorado
-- Pennsylvania, Utah, and Massachusetts
-- Comment
Consumer Power Report # 111 -- January 17, 2008
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-- San Francisco's Draconian Legislation
-- Ninth Circuit Ruling
-- Problems with ERISA
-- The States Have Plenty of Power
-- SOURCES:
Consumer Power Report # 110-- January 2, 2008
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-- State Overview
-- Maine
-- Massachusetts
-- California
Consumer Power Report # 109 -- December 28, 2007
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-- Reflection on CHCC throughout the year
Consumer Power Report # 108 -- December 19, 2007
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-- Presenting the Data
-- CDH in the News
-- The Death of Medical Tourism
-- Shopping
-- Hospitals
Consumer Power Report # 107 -- December 14, 2007
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-- Patient Privacy
-- Congress on the Uninsured
-- Rep. Shadegg's Choice Act
-- TelaDoc Reaches Million Member Milestone
Consumer Power Report # 106 -- December 6, 2007
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-- How Third Party Payment Destroys Good Ideas
-- Massachusetts -- Here We Go!
-- Political Posturing
Consumer Power Report # 105 -- November 21, 2007
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-- Two New Papers on Medical Tourism
-- News on Globalization
-- New Mercer Study
Consumer Power Report # 104 -- November 16, 2007
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-- Medicare MSAs
-- Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
-- We Get Around
-- Information Technology
-- Humana's New Grassroots Initiative
Consumer Power Report # 103 -- November 8, 2007
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-- Better Care Through Public Programs?
-- New Ways of Thinking
-- Impediments to Innovation
Consumer Power Report # 102 -- October 31, 2007
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-- Ramthun, Havighurst
-- The Good News Keeps Rolling In
-- Adminstrative Costs, by Ralph Weber
Consumer Power Report # 101 -- October 24, 2007
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-- The Consequences of Excessive Regulation.
-- Is Concentration a Good Thing?
-- Innovation Needed.
-- Creating a more competitive market for small group coverage.
-- Conclusion
Consumer Power Report # 100 -- October 19, 2007
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In this issue
-- Press Conference: Congressional Testimony
-- A Hail Mary Pass
-- Medicare Nirvana?
Consumer Power Report # 99 -- October 11, 2007
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In this issue
-- Moving the Media
-- Health IT -- The Private Sector Steps Up
-- HSAs in the News
Consumer Power Report # 98 -- October 2, 2007
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In this issue
-- Latest Results From BCBSA
-- More From the Summit
-- HSAs in the News
Consumer Power Report # 97 -- September 27, 2007
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In this issue
-- Jamie Robinson
-- Steve Parente
-- Jeff Goldsmith
Consumer Power Report # 96 -- September 19, 2007
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In this issue
-- Here We Go Again!
-- Two Views of Massachusetts
-- HSAs in the News
-- Two Big Breakthroughs for Roundtable Members
Consumer Power Report # 95 -- September 13, 2007
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In this issue
-- KFF Issues New Employer Survey
-- Aon Consulting -- CDHPs Grow in Popularity
-- On the Other Hand --
Consumer Power Report # 94 -- September 7, 2007
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In this issue
-- How's it Going Across the Pond?
-- Medical Tourism
-- CHCC Members Revolutionizing Medical Practice
Consumer Power Report # 93 -- August 30, 2007
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In this issue
-- CD Health Enrollment Even Bigger Than Reported Last Week
-- The Truth About the New Census Bureau Numbers
-- California Schemin'
-- Advice From the Other Coast
Consumer Power Report # 92 -- August 23, 2007
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In this issue
-- HSA Enrollment to Double by 2008?
-- Towers Perrin Surveys
-- Innovation Well Under Way
-- Republicans in Disarray
Consumer Power Report # 91 -- August 16, 2007
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In this issue
-- Politics and Health Care -- a Poisonous Mix
-- Woe, Canada!
Consumer Power Report # 90 -- August 9, 2007
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In this issue
-- In The News
-- CHCC Members in the News
-- HFMA Pushes Rational Hospital Pricing
-- ERISA Resources
Consumer Power Report # 89 -- August 2, 2007
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In this issue
-- Three from Heartland
-- David Gratzer, MD
-- Two From Health Affairs
-- HSA, CDH Resources
Consumer Power Report # 88 -- July 26, 2007
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In this issue
-- Speaking of the Uninsured---
-- Physicians Respond on P4P, EHR
-- In the News
-- More Glitches in Massachusetts
Consumer Power Report # 87 -- July 20, 2007
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In this issue
-- In the News
-- P4P & EHR -- Second Thoughts
-- HSAs in the News
Consumer Power Report # 86 -- July 11, 2007
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In this issue
-- CHCC Members in the News
-- SCHIP Reauthorization
-- Bob Moffit Replies on Mandates
Consumer Power Report # 85 -- June 27, 2007
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In this issue
-- Hey, Michael, we can do movies, too!
-- The Great Divide
-- Missouri -- The Show Us State
-- Reader Response
Consumer Power Report # 84 -- June 14, 2007
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In this issue
-- HSAs in the Big Media
-- Health Ownership Index
-- Free Rider Cost Shift?
Consumer Power Report # 83 -- June 7, 2007
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In this issue
-- James L. Pendleton, MD
-- State Reports
-- Retail Clinics and Physician Response
Consumer Power Report # 82 -- June 1, 2007
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This issue is dedicated to Regina Herzlinger's new book, "Who Killed Health Care?"
Consumer Power Report # 81 -- May 25, 2007
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In this issue
-- Towers Perrin Finds HSA Dissatisfaction
-- HSAs Working Pretty Well
-- Mintel Predicts 30 Million HSAs by 2009
-- RWJ Grants for Innovators
Consumer Power Report # 80 -- May 16, 2007
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In this issue
-- Roundtable Banquet Big Success
-- Two New Publications
-- Employers' Role in Health Care?
-- Haughty Employers
Consumer Power Report # 79 -- April 26, 2007
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In this issue
-- Hospital Acquired Infections
-- Dr. DeGroote - "A Rationale for Nonparticipation"
-- More from California
-- Two from Paul Mulshine
Consumer Power Report # 78 -- April 19, 2007
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In this issue
-- How's It Going Out There?
-- CHCC Members in the News
-- Bits and Pieces
Consumer Power Report # 77 -- April 12, 2007
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In this issue
-- Transparency Events
-- Transparency Resources
-- Transparency in Minnesota
Consumer Power Report # 76 -- April 5, 2007
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In this issue
-- AHIP releases HSA Count
-- Blues in the News
-- HSAs versus Single Payer
-- "The HSA State"
Consumer Power Report # 75 -- March 28, 2007
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In this issue
-- Reaction to Anti-Trust Letter
-- Duke Law on Equity and Monopoly
-- Good News in the News
-- Flint Hills Proposal for Kansas
Consumer Power Report # 74 -- March 22, 2007
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In this issue
-- Vignettes from the past week
-- Small Business Committee Hearing
-- Three From CAHI
Consumer Power Report # 73 -- March 14, 2007
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In this issue
-- Swiss Reject Single Payer
-- Making Health Care Work
-- Massachusetts, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
-- Disruptive Innovation in Health Care
Consumer Power Report # 72 -- March 8, 2007
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In this issue
-- Broker Anxiety Over CD Health
-- Massachusetts in the News
-- Talking Points on Massachusetts
-- Gammon’s Law of Economics
Consumer Power Report # 71 -- March 2, 2007
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In this issue
-- Medical Globalization in the News
-- Big Medical Tourism Conference, May 1 & 2, Las Vegas
-- FDA Under the Gun
Consumer Power Report # 70 -- February 22, 2007
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In this issue
-- CHCC Members in the News
-- John Goodman -- One Man Juggernaut
-- We Need Nurses!
Consumer Power Report # 69 -- February 14, 2007
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In this issue
-- Rand Corporation on Consumer Shopping
-- United Healthcare on HSA Behavior
-- Ways & Means Hearing on HHS Budget
Consumer Power Report # 68 -- February 8, 2007
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In this issue
-- Shopping for Health Care
-- More on Shopping for Health Care
-- Cato Briefing on the Bush Plan
Consumer Power Report # 67 -- February 1, 2007
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In this issue
-- HFMA Leads the Way for Hospitals
-- "Big Trouble Comin' Every Day"
-- Massachusetts Plan Falling Apart Already
-- CHCC Members in the News
Consumer Power Report # 66 -- January 24, 2007
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In this issue
-- Washington Post Supports Bush Plan
-- Information from Coalition for Affordable Health Care (CAHC)
-- Employee Benefit News Captures Reactions
-- Resources for the Coming Debates
Consumer Power Report # 65 -- January 17, 2007
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In this issue
-- Massachusetts and Other Sorrows
-- State Think Tanks Step Up
-- Two From the Washington Post
-- Two from Health Affairs
Consumer Power Report # 64 -- January 9, 2007
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In this issue
-- Book Review of "The Cure"
-- Test Drive Revolution's Web Site
-- Auto versus Health
-- The Terminator's California Dreams
Consumer Power Report # 63 -- January 4, 2007
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In this issue
-- Lew Rockwell on Socialized Medicine in a Wealthy Society
-- Gary Ahlquist's Annual Letter
-- Health IT Disaster in Great Britain
Consumer Power Report # 62 -- December 28, 2006
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In this issue
-- States Get Active
-- John Goodman Profiled in Washington Post
Consumer Power Report # 61 -- December 21, 2006
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In this issue
-- President Bush Signs HSA Expansion
-- HR Magazine on CDHPs
-- PWC Looks at Trends for 2007
-- John Graham on Mandatory Coverage
Consumer Power Report # 60 -- December 14, 2006
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In this issue
-- CHCC Board Meeting with Mark McClellan
-- CHCC First Annual Awards Banquet
-- CHCC Second Annual Members meeting
-- JAMA Article on "Health Care Burden"
Consumer Power Report # 59 -- December 7, 2006
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In this issue
-- A Tale of Two Studies - Garbage in, Garbage Out
-- Center for Studying Health System Change
-- EBRI/Commonwealth Fund
-- Congress to Pass HSA Changes
Consumer Power Report # 58 -- November 30, 2006
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In this issue
-- Reader Response on Physician Morale
-- KFF Survey of CDHP Enrollees
-- News Reports on HSAs
Consumer Power Report # 57 -- November 15, 2006
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In this issue
-- AHIP Announces Health Initiative
-- Primary Care Physicians
Consumer Power Report # 56 -- November 9, 2006
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In this issue
-- Congress Falls to Dems
-- Political Fallout
-- Good News on the HSA Front
-- Specialty Hospitals Poised for Growth
Consumer Power Report # 55 -- November 1, 2006
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In this issue
-- E-Mail Lobbying?
-- Responses to Health Affairs Analysis
-- One New Book, One New Paper from CHCC Members
-- The Evolving Hospital Sector
Consumer Power Report # 54 -- October 25, 2006
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In this issue
-- Health Affairs Examines Consumer Directed Health
-- Responses Published by Health Affairs
-- HSAs in the News
Consumer Power Report # 53 -- October 19, 2006
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In this issue
-- Point - Counterpoint
-- Consumer Advocacy in the States
-- USA Today/ABC/KFF Survey
-- Diamond/Goldman Sachs Symposium
Consumer Power Report # 52 -- October 12, 2006
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In this issue
-- Reader Response
-- Spin Doctors at Work
-- Buck Consultants' Survey
-- Consumers Getting Engaged
Consumer Power Report # 51 -- October 5, 2006
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In this issue
-- KFF/HRET Annual Survey of Employer Benefit Plans
-- Some of the Things KFF/HRET Miss
Consumer Power Report # 50 -- September 20, 2006
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In this issue
-- No on 86!
-- More Hospital Woes
-- Blues Release New HSA Survey
Consumer Power Report # 49 -- September 14, 2006
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In this issue
-- An Engineer's Attention to Detail
-- But the Money Folks are not as Rigorous
-- Flint Hills Releases Paper on Specialty Hospitals
-- Hospitals in the News -- And How!
Consumer Power Report # 48 -- September 7, 2006
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In this issue
-- Will Mandatory Health Insurance Work?
-- States Wrestling with What To Do
-- Physicians in Canada
-- Footnote on Health Information Technology
Consumer Power Report # 47 -- August 31, 2006
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In this issue
-- Census Bureau Releases New Count of Uninsured
-- More on Insurance Coverage
-- Two Other Studies
Consumer Power Report # 46 -- August 25, 2006
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In this issue
-- The President's Executive Order
-- Media Reaction
-- Evidence-Based Medicine versus Consumer Driven Health
Consumer Power Report # 45 -- August 17, 2006
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In this issue
-- Causes of Health Care Costs -- Part One
-- Causes of Health Care Costs -- Part Two
-- Hospitals in the News
Consumer Power Report # 44 -- August 8, 2006
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In this issue
-- The Definitive Study on Medical Bankruptcy
-- Two Takes on Transparency
-- New Opportunities for Entrepreneurs
-- Bob Hopper's HSA Strategy
Consumer Power Report # 43 -- August 2, 2006
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In this issue
-- Heritage Study on State Insurance Regulations
-- Hospitals Slitting Their Own Throats
-- Reaching for Something Negative to Say About HSAs
Consumer Power Report # 42 -- July 26, 2006
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In this issue
-- CHCC Annual Meeting and Workshop
-- Review and Comment (Health Information Technology)
Consumer Power Report # 41 -- July 21, 2006
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In this issue
-- Last Chance to Check Out the Biz Journals
-- A Few More from the Biz Journals
-- CHCC Members in the News
Consumer Power Report # 40 -- July 12, 2006
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In this issue
-- CMS Announces Medicare MSAs Demonstration
-- Commonwealth Changes its Tune
-- UnitedHealth Study Sees Profound Change
-- Short Takes
Consumer Power Report # 39 -- July 5, 2006
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In this issue
-- Ways and Means Hearing on HSAs
-- Retail Clinics and Family Practice Docs
-- Family Docs Emphasize Convenience, Costs
Consumer Power Report # 38 -- June 27, 2006
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In this issue
-- Crises Galore!
-- No Crisis, Just a Debate
Consumer Power Report # 37 -- June 14, 2006
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In this issue
-- Steve Bassett on Tom Friedman
-- John Goodman on the Citizens' Commission
-- That Didn't Take Long
-- How Docs are Coping with CDHC
Consumer Power Report # 36 -- June 7, 2006
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In this issue
-- Responses to the "Citizens' Commission" Hearings
-- Other Reader Responses
-- WASHINGTON WATCH
Consumer Power Report # 35 -- May 31, 2006
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In this issue
-- Spin Doctors Strike Again.
-- Great Resource on Certificate of Need
-- Maine's Medicaid Disaster
-- GAO on CDHP and Time on Medical Tourism
Consumer Power Report # 34 -- May 24, 2006
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In this issue
-- Specialty Hospitals Back in the News
-- Dr. David Eddy and EBM in Business Week
-- Lots on HSAs This Week.
Consumer Power Report # 33 -- May 16, 2006
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In this issue
-- Citizens' Health Care Working Group, by Jim Porterfield
-- Here Comes Catamount Health, by John McClaughry
-- Fighting Phantoms
Consumer Power Report # 32 -- May 2, 2006
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In this issue
-- John Goodman on the Solving the Problem of the Uninsured
-- In the News
Consumer Power Report # 31 -- April 25, 2006
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In this issue
-- Purely Politics
-- From the Tanks
-- Last Call for CDHCC
Consumer Power Report # 30 -- April 19, 2006
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In this issue
-- Ed Haislmaier Responds
-- Other Health Reform News
-- New Information Resources
Consumer Power Report# 29 -- April 11, 2006
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In this issue
-- More on Massachusetts
-- And Then There's Tennessee
-- In The News
-- Noble Vision
Consumer Power Report # 28 -- April 5, 2006
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In this issue
-- Massachusetts Passes Almost Universal Coverage Bill
-- In the News
Consumer Power Report # 27 -- March 28, 2006
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In this issue
-- Brian Klepper in Medscape
-- In the News
Consumer Power Report # 26 -- March 14, 2006
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In this issue
-- Washington Watch
-- Deloitte Survey Shows CDH Support
-- AHIP Shows Surge in HSA Enrollment
Consumer Power Report # 25 -- March 7, 2006
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In this issue
-- Washington Watch
-- In the News
Consumer Power Report # 24 -- February 28, 2006
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In this issue
-- Reader Response
-- CHCC Member Wins Book Award
-- War Breaks Out in Health Affairs
-- In the News
Consumer Power Report # 23 -- February 22, 2006
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In this issue
-- Evidence-Based Confusion
-- Strange Days in the Hospital Biz
-- HSA Roundup
Consumer Power Report # 22 -- February 14, 2006
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In this issue
-- Dan Perrin on Choice
-- 28 Years of the Same Old Line
-- Hysterical Reactions to Bush's HSA Expansion Proposal
-- More Balanced Reactions
Consumer Power Report # 21 -- February 7, 2006
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In this issue
-- Highlights of Administration's Health Care Proposals
-- Other Views
Consumer Power Report # 20 -- January 31, 2006
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In this issue
-- Doug Andrews Responds on Mandatory Coverage
-- In The News
-- CAP’s $153 billion Health Care Plan, by Jim Porterfield
-- Medicare Administrative Costs
Consumer Power Report # 19 -- January 24, 2006
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In this issue
-- In The News
-- The Case Against Mandatory Coverage -- by Greg Scandlen
Consumer Power Report # 18 -- January 18, 2006
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In this issue
-- Frank Timmons Replies
-- In The News
-- Healthy, Wealthy & Wise
-- Sebastian Mallaby's Take
Consumer Power Report # 17 -- January 10, 2006
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In this issue:
-- I Read the News Today, Oh, Boy!
-- CHCC's Book Store
-- Speakers Bureau
-- CDHCC -- San Francisco in May
Consumer Power Report # 16 -- January 3, 2006
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In this issue:
-- Paul Fronstin Responds
-- Pros and Cons of the Cantor Bill -- by Greg Scandlen
Consumer Power Report # 15 -- December 27, 2005
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In this issue:
-- In The News
Consumer Power Report # 14 -- December 20, 2005
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in this issue
-- Another Commonwealth-Funded Hatchet Job -- by Greg Scandlen
-- In the News
Consumer Power Report # 13 -- December 13, 2005
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in this issue
-- CDHCC Hits a Home Run -- by Greg Scandlen
-- In The News
Consumer Power Report # 12 -- December 6, 2005
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in this issue
-- Seven Reasons HSAs Benefit Patients -- by Steve Barchet
-- Competition and Agency in Health Care -- by Greg Scandlen
-- Strange Bedfellows Department
Consumer Power Report # 11 -- November 29, 2005
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in this issue
-- CDHPs are Good for People With Chronic Conditions -- Part Two
-- State Roundup
-- Market Roundup
Consumer Power Report # 10 -- November 22, 2005
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In this issue:
-- CDHPs are Good for People With Chronic Conditions -- by Kirby Nelsen
-- In the News
-- CHCF Releases Primer on Information Support
-- Review of Hospital Reporting Websites
Consumer Power Report # 9 -- November 15, 2005
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In this issue:
-- Reader Response -- Gary Ahlquist
-- Last Chance for Markets
-- My Article in Health Affairs -- Greg Scandlen
-- Newt Backs the Wrong Horse -- Again -- by Greg Scandlen
-- Taiwan Is Not The Answer -- by Dave Hogberg
Consumer Power Report # 8 -- November 8, 2005
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In this issue:
-- Ruminations on a Long Trip Home -- by Neil Trautwein
-- Employers Don't Need Defending -- by Greg Scandlen
-- Another Word about WalMart
-- Hospital Execs React to CDHealth
Consumer Power Report # 7 -- November 1, 2005
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In this issue:
-- California -- Yes on 78, No on 79! -- by Jim Knight, MD
-- Health Affairs Features CDHC Analysis
-- Mainstream Press on New Plan Options
-- Two from the Manhattan Institute -- by Dave Hogberg
Consumer Power Report # 6 -- October 25, 2005
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In this issue
-- News Summary
-- Responding to the Critics #1 -- by Greg Scandlen
-- Responding to the Critics #2 -- by Dave Hogberg
-- Responding to the critics #3 -- by Dave Hogberg
Consumer Power Report # 5 -- October 18, 2005
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In this issue
-- Blues Association Releases HSA Survey
-- Slow Down, Newt!
-- HSAs in Medicaid? -- by Dave Hogberg
Consumer Power Report # 4 -- October 11, 2005
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in this issue
-- Reader Response
-- And in the Tilting At Windmills Category -- by Dave Hogberg
-- Looking for Reform in Alaska -- by Greg Scandlen
Consumer Power Report # 3 -- October 4, 2005
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In this issue
-- News Summary
-- "Fixing America's Health Care System"
Consumer Power Report # 2 -- September 27, 2005
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In this issue:
-- Reader Response
-- Commonwealth Report on "Choice in Health Care"
-- 'Dere-I-Go -- again. Maine's Dirigo Health Program
-- News Summary
Consumer Power Report # 1 -- September 20, 2005
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In this issue:
-- About the Consumer Power Report
-- GAO Report Okays “Concierge Medicine”
-- HSC's Head Scratchin' Site Visit Report
